1940-07-22

PACE 8-HONGKONG DAILY. PRESS

SECOND "CONTINGENT" FOR EVACUATION Direct Trip To Australia And Cabins For All!

With the closing of registration of British female subjects and children under the Registration of Persons regulations on Saturday, it was officially learned that another stage in the evacuation of women and children will be carried out early next month.

Approximately 3,500 person y have registered and already, a large number of women have been notified of the possibility of early evacuation unless exemption is secured.

ex-

A Committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. Edgar David- son, has been set up and will consider all applications for emption which must be made on or before July 25.

Grounds for exemption are:-

A-Women without children in the Colony who are employ- ed in businesses or in Government Departments and who are certified by their employer or Head of Department to be doing work of suficient importance, to justify their retention.

B-Women and children for whose departure in the near future arrangements have already been made.

C.-Women and children who cannot safely travel at present on medical grounds.

No notifications have been sent to those regarded as need- ed for essential services

DIRECT TO AUSTRALIA

Nazi Criminal Law In Netherlands

BERLIN, July 21 (Reuter)-The German Criminal Law is to be | enforced in the Netherlands, states la Gërman News Agency report

from the Hague.

A decree of the Reich Commissar lays down that the seat of justice will be in The Hague and will function to the exclusion of the Dutch Law in the prosecution au sentencing of the offenders who are Germans and those who for- merly had German nationality or those who, irrespective of nation- alty, commit offences against the German Reich, people, National! Socialist Party or German, subject. ;

Irene M. Abelgas of the nursing įservice of the Philippine Red Cross in charge, accompanied the eva- cuees to Bagulp. Four Red Cross nurses are already in Baguio. Miss Abelgas has set up health and hospitalization headquarter for the evacuees with the help of Baguio health authorities.

DIET KITCHEN Eight Red Cross nurses are on daty day and night at La Palma de Mallorca. A diet kitchen for children has been set up and every- and comfort of the visitors.

GENERAL

Cabaret Man Shot In Back

Mr. X. T. Woo, of the Bank of China, photographed with his bride, formerly Miss Lily Lee.""

(Photo, King's Studio),

NEW PROTECTION CORPS

In Shanghai

MONDAY, JULY 22, 1940.

ENROLMENTS IN Suicide Pact

H.K. DEFENCE

RESERVE

Alleged

The following persons have bees STRANGE STORY IN

SHANGHAI COURT

enrolled in the Combatant. Group

Avenue Edward VII W3S the scene of an early morning shoot-of the Hongkong Defence Group:→ ing on July 10 the victim being HC. Bustard, VK. Kookel, J.D. of McClatchie. C. O. Nicholson, R. Wong Sx-tsing, 40, native

seri-

5. M. Katz, « Russian who is recuperating after an alleged sui- cide attempt which he was sald Quinsan and described as a caba. Rakstan, PEH. Samuel

Key-Posts Group-P. Appleyard, to have made together with a re- ret manager, who is lying

WEB. Tanner, C.W. Trazise; J.A. fugee couple in the New Asia' ously wounded at the Paulun

Simpson.

Hotel, Shanghai, on July 9, was » Hospital and is not expected

General Group for Essential Ser-, charged by his former employer in vices:-RA, Brown, S.T. Doughty, the First Special District Court

· recover,, 53ys the North China Dally News of July 11.

| J.F. Feely, Louis Smith, T. Black- Shanghai, on July 12, with mis-, a.

RE-ASSIGNMENTS

The victim was waiting for a bunk

appropriation amounting to $1,500, westbound bus at the intersec-

says the North China Daily News tion of Avenue Edward VII and

From General Group for Essen- of July 13. Chungking Road, when ad un tal services to Key-Posts Group-The charge was framed by the

dentinea

Chinese approached FW. Kendall.

proprietor of the "lpa" macaroni him from behind 'and red two

From Key-Posts Group to Com-factory in Chusan Road where shots at him at close range. The batant Group: HE Strange, G.W. Katz was formerly employed as shots entered through his back Giffen. and he collapsed.

Investigations went on. The next hearing will be held on July 19.

SERIOUS CONDITION

manager. It was alleged in court From Key-Posts Group to Gen- that the sum that had been mis- The shots were heard by aeral Group for Essential Services: appropriated would be bigger as Chinese constable of the Settle- -W. Crichton. ment police." who telephoned to ✦ PERMITTED TO QUIT

from The following have been permit the Chengta Road station. where a party of police officers, ted to quit--T.G, 8. Alexander, E including Inspectors. T. Hi and Loyd Jones E. J. Lees, were sent to the scene |of the crime.

CONDITION SERIOUS

DIVORCE CASE ADJOURNED

One of the reasons for this is ..In an official statement the that there may not be sufficient Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr. accommodation. Notices have been R.A.C. North, disclosed that no sent to more persons than there is aces have been sent out by the berth sccommodation for, and !! Colonial Secretariat to a number the applications for exemption are of women, registered under the fewer than anticipated, some of thing done to insure the "health Protection Corps to assist in the pital in an ambulance of the Fire Indefinitely by Judge Sir Alian that after he met the refugee lady. new scherte, informing them that the evacuees may have to wait a ship has been secured-to-take for a ister ship, them direct to Australs, with on stop-over in Manila.

EVACUEES IN MANILA

How-

Katz was found by the police on Tuesday night in the hotel in a serious condition along with a re- fugee couple, Dr. and Mrs. 8. Meyer. It was alleged that all three bad attempted to commit An action for divorce which suicide by using liquid" polson. It is learned that the authori- It was learned that the victim tles have decided to organise a was rushed to the Paulum

counsel sald presented innumer-The doctor has already died in Hos-

able difficulties was adjourned hospital. It was revealed in court maintenance of peace and order Brigade and that his condition in the event of an emergency.

Els was serious,

assailant es- Mossop in H. M. Supreme Court some months ago, Katz had often Manila is digging deep into its

pet seen her and it was alleged that The strength of this Corps is

·winoticed by mingling Shanghai, on July 12, the caped stores. of household furniture,

Anna Luckie he had been supporting the wo About 900 Hongkong evacuees liren. beddings and other odds aimed at 2,000 and the members with a crowd of Chinese on the toner being Mra.

uee Leskina, who sought a dis-man who, it was further alleged, road, at the time. The letter sent states that the have been moved out of Fort Mc- and ends in an effort to assist in will have to be sworn in.

solution of her marriage to Mr. gave some money she thus receiv Wong is well-known to the po Alexander Reid Luckle. "antp will probably leave on July Kinley and transferred to civilian the care and comfort of the hun-ever. It is understood that only

ed to her husband. not attitute the 28 but factors have since artsen quarters in Manila and Baguio, dreds of Hongkeng women and selected members will get training

The parties were both" absent. Since continuous support need- political motive, to change that date and the res- Red Cross headquarters announced children who are housed in various in firearms. while the remaining ice, who do

Respondent who was anrepre-ed money, Katz was alleged to number will only be equipped with shooting to a set will not leave until early in on Saturday night.

centres in the city and vicinity.

He is unmarried and is described

Counsel sented by truncheons.”

stated have misappropriated the money August.

A special train for Baguio took

TEMPORARY STAY

as unemployed.

to be in Indo-China, while Mr, but realizing that police, were Good cabin accommodation will 500 women, and children, making a Questioned whether he had re-

K. E. Newman for petitioner, said after him he invited the couple be available for all women tra- total of about 1,700 evacuees in ceived any advice regarding the

"she

in America. Counsel to the hotel, telling them of his velling with children and for the mountain city.

arrival of ships in Manila to take

crimes. He was alleged to have On account of health, Mr. J.applied for an adjournment. thee who fail to secure exemp-

suggested that there was no other La Palma de Mallorca Hotel in British women and children eva-

It was learnt from official circles T. Bagram has resigned from the tion and are expected to travel Intramuros has been made ready cuees to Australia, Mr. Charles H.

Lt. John Edwards, of the Came-way out than that of committing on the ship.

to receive 300 évacuees. New cota Forster, manager of the Philippine that, including the official evacuees Consul-Generalship of Thailand at Those who receive notices of in- and mattresses were installed in Red Cross, replied in the negative. in Manils, the Colony's population Hongkong. For the time being Mr. ron Highlanders, son of Col. C. M. suicide in a triple pact,

He said that the vessels may be has been reduced by approximately Sangar Suwanasri, the Thai Trade Edwards, of Canadian Headquar

drowned -tended evacuation will receive a the hotel for the visitors. Between

Mlle. Lenglen. Paris, the fam in England, was further communication from Gov-300 and 400 more evacuees will re- the same ships which took the eva-20.000 since the beginning of July. Agent here, is in charge of the ters

Vernacular press claims that Consulate-General until a succes when a car in which he was tra- tennis player, left estate in Eng- ernment and they are asked to main at Fort McKinley waiting to cures from Hongkong to Manila. wait until that further notice is be moved to more permanent quar- The United States High Comis-some 250.000 people have left sor to Mr. Bagram has been ap-velling crashed through the railand valued at £2,234. She died received before making their finaters,

sioner, Mr. Francis B. Sayre, stated Hongkong is said to be an exag-I pointed by the Foreign Ministry in ings of a bridge over the Chaudiere intestata. Her mother is the only

person entitled to the estata Bangkok.

Falls at Ottawa. arrangements for the journey.

Ten Ra Crose nurses, with Miss that he understood the evacueesgeration

would remain in the Philippines only temporarily, possibly not more than 60 days.

WILS

WILA

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